From 2000 to 2017, the infant mortality rate for all maternal age groups in the United States declined. The age group at highest risk were those aged under 20 years, with those aged between 30 and 34 years having the lowest risk of infant death during this time period. This statistic illustrates infant mortality per 1,000 births from 2000 to 2017 in the U.S., by maternal age group.
Maternal age-specific infant mortality rates in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by year and age group
(per 1,000 births)
Characteristic
Under 20 years
20-24 years
25-29 years
30-34 years
35-39 years
40 years and over
2017
9.01
6.95
5.54
4.76
5.35
6.97
2016
8.69
7.13
5.58
4.87
5.26
7.26
2015
8.32
7.01
5.69
4.78
5.36
7.82
2014
8.56
6.79
5.48
4.82
5.28
7.47
2013
8.52
7
5.59
4.87
5.35
7.77
2012
8.66
7.03
5.4
4.97
5.36
7.67
2011
8.67
7.08
5.48
4.93
5.64
7.58
2010
8.84
7.15
5.52
5
5.44
7.75
2009
9.05
7.43
5.73
5.07
5.82
7.9
2008
9.59
7.52
5.9
5.16
6.19
8.07
2007
9.8
7.67
5.97
5.37
6.2
8.57
2006
9.78
7.55
5.95
5.32
6.09
8.01
2005
10.28
7.86
6.03
5.47
6.18
7.85
2004
9.75
7.69
5.95
5.47
6.24
8.81
2003
10.22
7.7
5.97
5.62
6.1
8.6
2002
10.39
7.84
5.99
5.58
6.46
8.47
2001
10.02
7.57
6.06
5.37
6.52
8.43
2000
9.93
7.59
6.1
5.64
6.35
7.94
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CDC. (June 25, 2020). Maternal age-specific infant mortality rates in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by year and age group (per 1,000 births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184337/maternal-age-infant-mortality-rates-us-by-year/
CDC. "Maternal age-specific infant mortality rates in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by year and age group (per 1,000 births)." Chart. June 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184337/maternal-age-infant-mortality-rates-us-by-year/
CDC. (2020). Maternal age-specific infant mortality rates in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by year and age group (per 1,000 births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184337/maternal-age-infant-mortality-rates-us-by-year/
CDC. "Maternal Age-specific Infant Mortality Rates in The United States from 2000 to 2017, by Year and Age Group (per 1,000 Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184337/maternal-age-infant-mortality-rates-us-by-year/
CDC, Maternal age-specific infant mortality rates in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by year and age group (per 1,000 births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184337/maternal-age-infant-mortality-rates-us-by-year/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Maternal age-specific infant mortality rates in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by year and age group (per 1,000 births) [Graph], CDC, June 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184337/maternal-age-infant-mortality-rates-us-by-year/
